More from this issue:

1. “Unconscionable and Unacceptable” Conditions in Georgia DOC With 57 Prisoners Murdered in Two Years, by Casey Bastian
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Settlement Delivers Huge Gains for Montana Prisoners with Mental Illnesses, by Kevin Bliss
4. Federal Court Puts Troubled Mississippi Jail in Receivership, by Keith Sanders, David Reutter
5. Sixth Circuit Again Extends Kingsley Protections for Pretrial Detainees in Deliberate Indifference Claim Against Kentucky Jail, by David Reutter
6. CoreCivic Workers Unionize and Go On Strike at Arizona Prison, by Benjamin Tschirhart
7. Federal Court Says Illinois Statute Barring More Than One Sex Offender per Address Is Unconstitutional, by Matthew Clarke
8. 17 States and DC Have Stopped Reporting Active COVID Cases Behind Bars, by Victoria Law
9. The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Voice Recognition and Surveillance, by Cooper Quintin, Beryl Lipton
10. Arizona Closing Prison, Moving Prisoners to CoreCivic Lockup, by Edward Lyon
11. Tenth Circuit Revives Suit Against Oklahoma Jail for Medical Neglect Leading To Detainee’s Death, by David Reutter
12. California Court Sides With Securus in Challenge to CDCR Contract, Dealing Only Temporary Setback to GTL, by David Reutter
13. All Ohio Prison Guards to Wear Body Cams, by Keith Sanders
14. Monkeypox: A Global Health Emergency, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
15. SCOTUS Reinstates Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence, by Mark Wilson
16. $1.1 Million Settlement Paid by Michigan County to Estate of Detainee Who Committed Suicide at Jail, by David Reutter
17. Nebraska Prison Staffing Crisis Sees Supervisors Take Demotions to Get Hourly Overtime Pay, by Kevin Bliss
18. Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Texas Prisoners’ Challenge to Pandemic Prison Conditions for Failure to Exhaust, by Matthew Clarke
19. U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas Prisoner Religious Touch and Audible Prayer During Execution, by Matthew Clarke
20. California Appeals Court Says Prop. 57 Doesn’t Require In-Person Parole Hearings, by Kevin Bliss
21. Oregon Appeals Court Okays Legal Change of Transgender Prisoner’s Name and Sex, by Jacob Barrett
22. Fourth Circuit Says Virginia May Require Muslim Prisoner to Purchase Prayer Oil From Vendor Also Selling Pork and “Idols”, by Matthew Clarke
23. Florida Now Digitizing Incoming Mail for State Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
24. $7,500 Settlement Reached for Assault in California Jail, by David Reutter
25. Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find, by Keith Sanders
26. $1.375 Million Award in Hawaii Prisoner’s Suicide, by David Reutter
27. Third Circuit: Federal Prisoner Exposed to Risk of Assault Cannot Collect Damages if One Didn’t Occur, by Casey Bastian
28. Seventh Circuit Allows Wisconsin Prisoner to Amend Inartfully Pleaded Pro Se Complaint, by Matthew Clarke
29. Florida Supreme Court Reinstates Prisoner’s Appeal That Was Dismissed for Lack of Prison Date Stamp, by David Reutter
30. Indiana Caps Phone Rates in State Prisons and Jails, by Ashleigh Dye
31. Senators Spank BOP Director on Last Day Before Replacement by Former Oregon DOC Director, by Jacob Barrett
32. New York Lifts Blanket Internet Ban on Sex Offenders, by Jayson Hawkins
33. Even as U.S. Jail Population Declines, Average Length of Stay Rises, by Ashleigh Dye
34. Rhode Island Supreme Court Finds Lifer “Civil Death” Law Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
35. Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff, Brawling Over Closing Decrepit Jail, Accused of Ignoring Deputy “Gangs”, by Matthew Clarke
36. California Sheriff’s Pay-to-Play Scandal Reflects Nationwide Corruption Potential Documented in Watchdog Report, by Jayson Hawkins
37. $90,000 Paid to Settle Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney-Client Calls at Wisconsin Jail, by Casey Bastian
38. “Jailhouse Lawyer 360” Shut Down by California Bar, by Jayson Hawkins
39. California Jail Enters Settlement Agreement Resolving DOJ Investigation into ADA Violations, by David Reutter
40. Pennsylvania County Pays $147,500 to Jail Detainees Held in Solitary for Refusing To Cut off Dreadlocks, by Matthew Clarke
41. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Order of Deferred Disposition Not a ‘Sentence’ Under Article 44.01(b)—Which Authorizes State to Appeal Illegal Sentence—Resolving Split Among State Courts of Appeals, April 15, 2025
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• ACLU Sues BOP Over Failure to Implement First Step Act Release Credits, May 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, First Step Act, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Arkansas Supreme Court Rules § 16-93-609(b)(2)(B), Relating to Parole Eligibility for Residential Burglary Conviction, Applies Retroactively to Defendant, April 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Bank Fraud/Robbery/Theft, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Eligibility for Parole.
• Virginia Parole Board Skirts New Transparency Rules, Governor Walks Back Expanded Sentence Credits—Again, March 1, 2025. Local Rules, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Credits.
• Former South Carolina Jailer Spared Prison After Testimony Fails to Convict Former Sheriff, Feb. 15, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures, Offense of Conviction.
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Parole Liability, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Governor Can’t Revoke Commutation After Sentence Expires, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Revocation Proceedings, Overreaching.
• After Florida Appellate Court Holds Crimes of ‘Attempt’ Eligible for Incentive Gain Time, Supreme Court Refuses Review, Jan. 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Attempts/Incomplete Acts, Credits, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Maximum Revocation Sentence for Violation of Supervised Release Based on Classification of Underlying Offense at Time of Conviction, Not at Time of Revocation, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Revocation Proceedings.
• California Supreme Court Announces Retroactivity of 2022 Version of Penal Code § 1170 to Upper-Term Sentences Imposed Before Its Enactment, Dec. 15, 2024. Retroactivity, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
• First Circuit Holds Government Breached Plea Agreement by Implicitly Arguing for Upward Variant Sentence by Including Pictures and Video of Defendant That Allegedly Depict His Criminal Tendencies in Sentencing Memo, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Grounds for Variance, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas, Grounds.